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Merkuri Khurd Population - Hazaribagh, Jharkhand

Merkuri Khurd is a medium size village located in Daru Block of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand with total 192 families residing. The Merkuri Khurd village has population of 1052 of which 533 are males while 519 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Merkuri Khurd village population of children with age 0-6 is 171 which makes up 16.25 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Merkuri Khurd village is 974 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Merkuri Khurd as per census is 1138, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Merkuri Khurd village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Merkuri Khurd village was 69.35 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Merkuri Khurd Male literacy stands at 82.12 % while female literacy rate was 55.84 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Merkuri Khurd village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Merkuri Khurd village.

Merkuri Khurd Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 192 - -
Population 1,052 533 519
Child (0-6) 171 80 91
Schedule Caste 94 49 45
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 69.35 % 82.12 % 55.84 %
Total Workers 361 252 109
Main Worker 18 - -
Marginal Worker 343 236 107

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.94 % of total population in Merkuri Khurd village. The village Merkuri Khurd currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Merkuri Khurd village out of total population, 361 were engaged in work activities. 4.99 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 95.01 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 361 workers engaged in Main Work, 5 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.